While I absolutely abhor the practice of colorizing black and white films (a fad that has happily died), I have to admit that I am utterly fascinated with the colorization of black and white portraits of film stars. As I poke through cyberspace always looking for the right photo to accompany a blog post, I am struck by some of the beautiful work out there. I have many vintage hand colored postcards that are lovely, but I have to say I am really liking computer technology for this purpose.
So, I'd like to post a few of my favorites and take this opportunity to wish you all the happiest of new years. I have it on good authority that 2014 is going to be a wonderful year!
Aren't these just the bee's knees? Many thanks to the artists who generously share these with us.
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| Garbo and Adrian do it again in "Romance" |
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| Garbo's eyes were the bluest of blues - I love this one |
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| Vivien Leigh looking divine in "Waterloo Bridge" |
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| Clark Gable looking even finer in color |
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I like this colorization of Harlow. Sometimes her hair comes
out looking electroplated, but here she looks very natural |
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| Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky looking colorfully gorgeous |
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| Valentino smolders in color. |
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| Glorious Gloria even more glorious in color |
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William Powell and Clara Bow toast
to the new year! I am totally loving Clara's gloves. |
